In Virginia, a Candidate
Shuns Tradition, Tobacco

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. -- Eight years ago, Virginia voters shattered historical barriers by electing their first black governor. But are they ready for a chief executive at odds with tobacco?

Don Beyer is preparing to find out. The Democratic lieutenant governor, a candidate for the top job in the November election, has broken sharply with political tradition here by embracing the Clinton administration's plan to regulate tobacco as a drug and forswearing contributions from the industry. By contrast, his November opponent, Republican...